Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) vs SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC)
- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR 175.97 +0.86%
- SBA Communications Corporation SBAC 187.06 +1.82%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and SBA Communications Corporation are both Reit Specialty companies. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $64.7B against $19.5B — 3.3× the size. SBA Communications Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 20.1× against 81.1×. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.4% against 5.36%. SBA Communications Corporation has the higher net margin (34.5% vs 11.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.0% vs 0.07%). Both pay a dividend; Digital Realty Trust, Inc. yields more (2.77% vs 2.60%). Across the 22 metrics below, SBA Communications Corporation leads on 14 and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. on 8.
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| Metric | DLR | SBAC | Reit Specialty median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 57.08% | 75.18% | 67.43% |
| Operating margin | 0.79% | 47.65% | 21.38% |
| Net margin | 11.20% | 34.51% | 16.14% |
| Free cash flow margin | 54.36% | 46.89% | 31.07% |
| Return on equity | 3.04% | (20.71%) | 4.76% |
| Return on assets | 1.47% | 8.80% | 3.29% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.07% | 11.04% | 4.19% |
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